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THE BLISTER 1 Vol. 6 No. 11 Gettysburg, Penna. October 7,1926 By the way:- Everyone wno did not come out to hear Dr. Sanders speak to the Student Volunteers last night sure did miss a treat. Come out and Join them every 'if/ednesday night at nine or else every Mon., Wed;., and Frl., mornings at tneir session of quiet hour, in the ""Y"". GETTYjDURgIIuI IBRIL flOT\NOK""Enro1 iGetty^b^ry Down \IY\ lYDS.tcyol \T '\/\i W Humor Things we should like to see:- Everyone reading these secret publications. More Co-eds sentenced by the Tribunal. Also more ""Frosh"". The ""Yanks"" win the world series. Dempsey knock Tunney for a ""row of tin cans"". EDITORIAL COMI^NT We have no desire to be classes with that classical camel, who after being given space in his master's tent to protect his head, finally Shoved his master out altogether. Indeed, we abhor greediness; but kind Prexy Just one more request. The New Memorial field with its background of build¬ ings is splendiferous, but it lacks one thing, a scoreboard. Every up-to- date field that we have seen is equipped witn one of these recording in¬ struments; certainly it aids all tne spectators to a fuller enjoyment of the game. Aw, gwan, pleaso, prettyplease'. MiUlJl !> f>JI II HJI.II I! II H UMJIilJlt' HJIJi-llll II ll-ll-f' I' trn'iTirrtini it ti ji :r ii n nnrr a tt ir -nnrr :i it n tr ti it rt ti This evening the varsity debate try-outs are held. That cele¬ bration marks the official opening of the collegiate toreadors. All classes flock to that room of doom v/nere grim Judges sit In silent arre.y -- when they don't snore —¦ and allow themselves to be infinitely bored by aspiring candi¬ dates. But a Varsity berth means aomethirjg: it means training under the best the college has; it means contest v;ith the best of otner colleges; it means, for some, an extended trip of unmeasured cultural and educational value. The Junior Varsity promises much the same on a smaller scale \-iitn the practical assurance of a ""Varsity place ultimately if the v;ork is done skillfully and conscientiously; it trebles the scope of debating Instruction. Oxford is to be debated in tne near future, and an extended tour through New England is being planned for tne Spring in addition to many local contests. Turn out and do your best, everybody. Il,rlt NEWS The Tribunal will meet the erring Frosh to-night in the ""Y"" at s«ven o'clock. We hear that the Tribunal likes to have quite a few violators up. To-day In Chapel will be tne last time that the Freshmen will be able to secure tneir ""g"" books.

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First appearing on the bulletin board of Glatfelter Hall in 1921, The Blister was an ""almost daily"" student publication providing commentary on campus life at Gettysburg College. Most issues contained an editorial, a cartoon, a poem, and humorous observations on the news of the day.

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THE BLISTER 1 Vol. 6 No. 11 Gettysburg, Penna. October 7,1926 By the way:- Everyone wno did not come out to hear Dr. Sanders speak to the Student Volunteers last night sure did miss a treat. Come out and Join them every 'if/ednesday night at nine or else every Mon., Wed;., and Frl., mornings at tneir session of quiet hour, in the ""Y"". GETTYjDURgIIuI IBRIL flOT\NOK""Enro1 iGetty^b^ry Down \IY\ lYDS.tcyol \T '\/\i W Humor Things we should like to see:- Everyone reading these secret publications. More Co-eds sentenced by the Tribunal. Also more ""Frosh"". The ""Yanks"" win the world series. Dempsey knock Tunney for a ""row of tin cans"". EDITORIAL COMI^NT We have no desire to be classes with that classical camel, who after being given space in his master's tent to protect his head, finally Shoved his master out altogether. Indeed, we abhor greediness; but kind Prexy Just one more request. The New Memorial field with its background of build¬ ings is splendiferous, but it lacks one thing, a scoreboard. Every up-to- date field that we have seen is equipped witn one of these recording in¬ struments; certainly it aids all tne spectators to a fuller enjoyment of the game. Aw, gwan, pleaso, prettyplease'. MiUlJl !> f>JI II HJI.II I! II H UMJIilJlt' HJIJi-llll II ll-ll-f' I' trn'iTirrtini it ti ji :r ii n nnrr a tt ir -nnrr :i it n tr ti it rt ti This evening the varsity debate try-outs are held. That cele¬ bration marks the official opening of the collegiate toreadors. All classes flock to that room of doom v/nere grim Judges sit In silent arre.y -- when they don't snore —¦ and allow themselves to be infinitely bored by aspiring candi¬ dates. But a Varsity berth means aomethirjg: it means training under the best the college has; it means contest v;ith the best of otner colleges; it means, for some, an extended trip of unmeasured cultural and educational value. The Junior Varsity promises much the same on a smaller scale \-iitn the practical assurance of a ""Varsity place ultimately if the v;ork is done skillfully and conscientiously; it trebles the scope of debating Instruction. Oxford is to be debated in tne near future, and an extended tour through New England is being planned for tne Spring in addition to many local contests. Turn out and do your best, everybody. Il,rlt NEWS The Tribunal will meet the erring Frosh to-night in the ""Y"" at s«ven o'clock. We hear that the Tribunal likes to have quite a few violators up. To-day In Chapel will be tne last time that the Freshmen will be able to secure tneir ""g"" books.